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August 16th, 1939 (WEDNESDAY)

UNITED KINGDOM: The British Deputy Chiefs of Staff report that 'it is perfectly clear that without early and effective Russian assistance, the Poles cannot hope to stand up to a  German attack on land or in the air for more than a limited time'.

GERMANY: Ribbentrop cables von der Schulenberg, telling him that all Molotov's conditions can be met. Kommodore Dönitz arrives at Kiel, the main U-boat base, and begins to  implement plans for Fall Weiss, [Case White], the projected attack on Poland.

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